List of tallest minarets

This is a list of the tallest minarets in the world. It ranks minarets by their height.

The tallest minaret in the world is the minaret of the Djamaa el Djazaïr in Algiers, Algeria which stands at 265 metres (870 ft).[1]

List of tallest minarets

This list ranks the tallest minarets in the world. Only minarets taller than 25 metres (82 feet) or remarkable for some distinctive feature are included.

Name Image Location Country Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Status Minaret Notes Ref.
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret Algiers Algeria 265 870 2019 [1]
Hassan II Mosque Minaret Casablanca Morocco 210 690 1993 [2]
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minarets Selangor Malaysia 142.3 467 1988 [3]
Putra Mosque Putrajaya Malaysia 116 380 1999 [4]
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets Medina Saudi Arabia 105 344 [4]
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque Minaret Bandung Indonesia 99 325 2023 [5]
Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi Karachi Pakistan 99 325 2021 [6]
Pondok Pesantren Walibarokah Minaret Kediri Regency Indonesia 99 325 2009 [7]
Great Mosque of Central Java Minaret Semarang Indonesia 99 325 2006 [8]
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Main Minaret Muscat Oman 91.5 300 2001 [9]
Faisal Mosque Minarets Islamabad Pakistan 90 300 1986 [10]
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets Makkah (Mecca) Saudi Arabia 89 292 [11]
Selimiye Mosque Minarets Edirne Turkey 70.89 239.5 1574 Tallest Ottoman minarets. [12]
Delimeđe Mosque Minarets Delimeđe Serbia 77.2 253 2009 The mosque with the tallest minarets in Serbia and in Europe outside of Turkey. [13]
Kutubiyya Mosque Minaret Marrakesh Morocco 77 253 1195 [14]
Qutub Minar Delhi India 72.5 238 1311 Preserved Tallest minaret made of bricks.[15] [16]
Pećigrad Mosque Minarets Pećigrad Bosnia and Herzegovina 71 233 2020 The tallest minaret in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [17]
Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore Pakistan 70 230 1968 [18]
Istiqlal Mosque Minaret Jakarta Indonesia 66.6 218 1974 The symbolize the divine oneness of God. [19]
Podgredina Blue Mosque Minarets Podgredina Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 217 2018 The first mosque with 5 şerefe's (balconies) on a minaret. [20]
Minaret of Jam Shahrak District Afghanistan 65 213 1194[21] Endangered In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger [22][21]
Minaret in the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape Lednice Czech Republic 62 203 1804 Preserved Tallest in all non-Islamic countries. Built as a park decoration. [23]
Turhan Emin-Begova Mosque Minarets Ustikolina Bosnia and Herzegovina 60 197 1448 Rebuilt It is believed, that this is the first mosque ever built in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [24]
Kutlug Timur Minaret Konye-Urgench Turkmenistan 60 197 1011 Believed to be the tallest of the ancient minarets in Central Asia. Dome was destroyed in 1221 by Mongols. Only 60 meters remain.[25] [25]
Islam Khoja Minaret Khiva Uzbekistan 56.6 170 1910 Preserved [26]
Kalyan Minaret Bukhara Uzbekistan 45.6 150 1127 Preserved [27]
Juma Mosque Balaken Azerbaijan 44 144 1877 [28]
Kajserija Mosque Goražde Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.5 143 2007 [29]
Vabkent Minaret Vobkent Uzbekistan 40.3 145 1199 Preserved [27]
Kalta Minara Khiva Uzbekistan 29.0 86 1852 Preserved [27]
Uzgen Minaret Uzgen Kyrgyzstan 27.5 90 11th Century Preserved [30]
Burana Tower Chuy Valley Kyrgyzstan 25 82 11th Century Preserved Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century.[31] [31]
Great Mosque of Banten Minaret Serang Indonesia 24 78 1632 [32]
Menara Kudus Mosque Minaret Kudus Regency Indonesia 18 59 1549 [33]
Mahmoudiya Mosque Tel Aviv Israel 18 59 19th century [34]

See also

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